lunch and maybe do a little bet of golfing for today. now a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with laurencook. good morning. we have several accidents a crash on route 198 and 29 #. jfx accident northbound at gillford avenue and fortunate no concerns if you are using that to get into the city. the southbound lanes will be nice and clear. as we check in and take a live look at towson at the topside of the beltway. everything up to speed at delaney valley road a nice easy road up to 83. we have another accident in baltimore city that you want to watch out for. it's going to be rice on pulaski highway at crescent street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. it's 6:30 right now. and much anticipated report into how penn state handled the jerry sandusky case is going to be released today. >> abc2 news linda so is here this morning with a preview of what we can learn in a few hours. >> reporter: yeah the report could reveal who knew what and

when they knew it about the sandusky dais and if they did enough to stop it. an independent group led by former fbi director has been investigating penn state's role for the past seven months, they will be released this morning at 9:00. the report is expects to reveal if former football coach joe paterno and other top penn state officials tried to hide sex abuse allegations involving sandusky. the report is expected to be up to 200 pages long and focus on school officials and the role school culture may have played in allowing the abuse to continue for so long. >> committed to ensuring that our independent investigation be conducted in a thorough, fair, comprehensive manner. leaving no stone unturned. >> reporter: and we've also learned penn state's president will hold a press conference sometime this afternoon to respond to the report. linda so, abc2 news. thanks. well, we expects to get a

closer look at new evidence in the trayvon martin murder case later on this morning. a special prosecutor will make that information public it's going to happen around 10:00 today. the "orlando sentinel" reports that the new evidence includes an account of a private investigator hired by the martin family. we're also going to see a transcript of what zimmerman told police the sixth times that he called them in the months leading up to the shooting. his next court appearance happens in about a month. until then, he's staying in a safe house. well, closer to home anne arundel county police chief james teare plans to retire on august 1st. he faced a lot of criticism. the decision to retire comes after the union and council voted no confidence in him. county executive john leopold appointed davis as the acting chief of police following the retirement by teare. fire chief rather james clack is going to make more money. the board of estimates approved

a pay raise. he will receive incremental salary increases each january through 2018. the raise request comes at a time when two fire companies were forced to close due to money problems. authored one is set to close in october. well, democracy 2012 today this morning vice president joe biden will speak at the naacp convention in houston. yesterday presumptive presidential candidate mitt romney addressed the group. he explained why he believes he is the better of the two candidates but when he mentioned his plan to repeal the health care reform law the reangst was less than stellar. >> i'm going to eliminate obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ booing ] >> now governor romney knows he does have a problem with

african-american support. polls show an overwhelming amount of spot for president obama. the came pain says he will continue competing for the african men community. starbucks are popping up everywhere. but perhaps this may be a pretty unusual location. the robinson funeral home which is in south carolina has been serving home brewed coffee for years. well now they are adding a small shop in an effort they say to help soothe the pain of losing a loved one. >> if this provides them a little escape and gives them a break from the stress they're going through. then that's what it's all about is to make them feel better. >> the starbucks will be right next to the new chapel and yes, the funeral home will make money from this venture. the store will have all the things that you'd expect to find in a starbucks. but the funeral home they say they will always serve free stuff as well as offer things to customers. >> still have trouble with that. >> yeah. it's a strange one. all right, as if a new york city apartment needs to get any smaller. >> now the mayor seems to think

so. why he wants to see more 300 square foot apartments. >> and mcdonald's, their special sauce is no longer a secret. where you can find the recipe and why the fast food chain is making it available to all of us. >> enjoy today because the heat and humidity is going to move back in. when it arrives again coming up. >> thank you lynette. well traffic is really starting to pick up here on the west side of the beltway at lint road. also dealing with accidents on 83 and 895. i'll have all the details coming up on "good morning maryland."

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good thursday morning, this is your abc2 news to go. i'm megan pringle. >> and i'm charlie crowson. a check of the forecast and say hello once against to mols len et charles -- meteorologist len et charles. >> i hope nice because it's nice outside. so we'll start you out in bethesda this morning where we are looking at a few clouds but then starting to see much more sunshine as that sunrise is happening as of now. and you know what? we're going to be seeing more of this as we go through the day. temperature in columbia right now coming in at 70 eggs the, 62 degrees in ijamsville. temperatures are going to get up to about 90-degrees for today. and that's pretty much where we

should be for this time of the year. we look maryland's most powerful radar right now and we are dry. the anything happens it already more to the afternoon time frame but all in all we should be dry for today. now the forecast trend because we can see the temperatures pretty steady as we go through the next seven days but then heat things up. it is going to be hot as the humidity makes its way intact the picture. a check now of the abc2 timesaver traffic with line cook. good morning how are the roads? good morning lynette. up fortunately a lot of accidents. trouble on 895 with a crash southbound at potee street. more problems on the jfx with another accident northbound right at gillford avenue. there are no delays traveling southbound though into the city. if you are traveling on the beltway, here's a look at the northwest corner at old court road. traffic picking up on the outer loop and that will continue as you make the push down towards edmondson avenue.

here's what the beltway looks like in parksville at harford road. also the push up to providence road. we have another accident in baltimore going to be right on pulaski highway at crescent street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. all right, watch how fast you're going today because four new speed cameras in baltimore county are being activated. you can see the locations on the screen -- now those cameras are being active from 6:00 in the morning in the 8:00 in the evening monday through friday. drivers will get a warning for the next ten days -- but after that, those tickets start showing up in the mail. a scholarship has been created in the honor of the former chesapeake high school principal murdered in florida. >> this morning abc2 news linda so is here with how former students are now remembering this leader. >> reporter: they say dr. william norman was like a

father morn a principal. his body was found last week in a florida canal with a bag over his head and duct tape covering his mouth. police have arrested two teens who they say confessed to beating, binding and gagging norman possibly for money. norman worked for the anne arundel county school system from 1961 to 1989. he was the first principal at chesapeake high from '76 until '83. and an auditorium was named after him. former students say the lessons norman taught have stuck with them. >> it doesn't matter what you had done. what trouble you could have gotten into, whether it was your mouth in my case, it was usually that for me. he knew there was another reason i was mouthing off to a teacher. it was because you know something was going on at home. >> reporter: now details of the scholarship that's being set up in dr. norman's honor still being worked out and we'll let you know more as we get it. linda so, abc2 news. funeral arrangements have

been made for alec cosgarea, he was a standout swimmer from the high school and he died in a car crash mondays night. he was profiled last year as a young entrepreneur who made things out of duct tape. his coach says he was a real gem who always did his best in the classroom. his teachers say he was a quiet leader. a mass of christian burial is saturday at 10:00 a.m. the cathedral at 5200 north charles street. the search for a new baltimore city police commissioner continues this morning officials say they have come up with a blueprint to improve the department. the fraternal order of police created a plan in which they say it will cut down on crime and taxes. union leaders say that the department needs to enhance recruiting and officer benefits if it wants to continue its success in cutting violent crime. >> you have an fop here saying we don't need more police. what we need is better policing, a better deployment of our resources, and taking better care of the police officers on the street who got

the job done for you over the last four or five years. >> the union called on the department to require two years of college or military service for new recruits. the union hopes that the search committee will use the blueprint in assessing candidates. facebook now rolling out new rules and plans to fight cyber bullying, it's adding tools to help them report the problems more easier. people now have more options when classifying unwanted posts from other posters for the worst cases facebook users will be directed to site's suicide chat hotline. one of the biggest cities in pennsylvania is going broke. scranton has a serious cash flow problem and the mayor decided to ignore a court and slash the wages of hundreds of public service workers including his own paycheck. their pay has been reduce today minimum wage just $7.25 an hour. many are pretty upset about the cuts however they're going to continue to do their job. the mayor says the city is

facing a $16 million deficit and can barely pay its bills. delta is facing some pretty stiff penalties for allegedly flying planes not in compliance with faa regulations, they total almost $1 million. ininfraction is for failing to repair a chip in the plane's nose. the other for a broken cockpit floods light socket. the airline has 30 days to respond to the agency. all right ladies, coach is bringing back styles that made the company one of the most popular bag makers in the world. stores will soon begin receiving the first coach legacy collection for the fall 2012. so you're going to see the return of the brand's iconic shape and details updates with larger sizes, lighter weights and cell phone pockets as well. a group of marines now lacing up their running shoes this morning and they're pounding the pavement for a wonderful cause raising areign and money for -- awareness and money for men and women while serving our country. five marine who is served together in iraq and

afghanistan are running from north carolina to ground zero in new york. that's about 641 miles, they stopped overnight in baltimore continuing raising money for the wounded warriors program. >> there's -- there's so many guys injured out there. come back and it's just hard for them to transition back into civilian lisle with these injury -- life with these injuries. and we're just trying to help them make the transition easier you know. >> so far they've raised around $12,000 and the ultimate goal is to raise $20,000. ten minutes away from 7:00 right now. five things you may want to know before you head out the door this morning. attorneys in the fort hood shooting case are going to be in court today for a hering. the judge is -- hearing. the judge is expected to rule on pending motions. army major hasan is accused of

the shooting rampage. >> the president of florida a&m resigned today. >> there could be a spike next year in the number of people who lose their homes because they've defaulted on their mortgages. experts say there was an increase in lenders filing the paperwork to seize homes in default which means we could see more homes in foreclosure next year. >> and governor o'malley will be joining his counterparts in virginia this morning for the national governors' association summer meeting. the meeting runs today through sunday. >> roseanne barr is going to be in town today. the actress is one of two candidates for the green party nomination for president. the party's convention goes from today until sunday. we're going to be talking geek chics. comic-con open this is morning in san diego. it's a four day festival that celebrates comic books, tv shows, movies and video games. conference goers usually wear

costumes of the favorite superhero character. whatever you're into, there's something there for you. >> very cool to see every year. you never know what to expect. so the more overthe top the bet. >> i think it's great. it's nice that you know they spends all this dough making this place look cool. >> last year the big get was the preview of the dark knight rises, that opens next year but this year that's the "man of steel" and also the prequel to the "lord of the rings." all right charlie. a look at these temperatures this morning. because we're feeling pretty good outside. good morning you're at 63- degrees. 65 in sykesville and we have an update in towson. last time i showed you that they were at 60 degrees and now at 62 degrees and west friendship at 63. more of the same in walkersville. chestertown at 65 degrees and 68 in centreville. and annapolis at 69 and northeast coming in right around 65 degrees this morning. now we take you outside andijamsville and we have a

lovely sunrise reasons again this morning with -- sunrise this morning with plenty of sunshine. that should be the name to have game and beautiful in mount airy. beautiful blue skies and look at the sun rising across the horizon this morning. so make sure you get out there enjoy it. we see the satellite and radar showing you what's going on. yes we have some clouds to the south. mainly some high level clouds. as we look up more to the north and west, we are seeing more clear skies and more sunshine filtering in with the wet weather to the south of us and that's the courtesy of the stationary front that's been with us basically all week long. we look at the moisture content for today. and we like these low 60s. these upper 50s. well, drying out just a little bit so i'mgoing to call it less humid than yesterday when we were seeing the dew points the measure of the moisture in the air in the mid 630s to around 70 degrees. now we look at the weather pattern and we can see that high pressure is going to be in control of our weather for today. for the most part. basically squashing that stationary front even more to the south than it has been. and with that keeping the

showers and storms around the tennessee valley all the way back into texas as of now. so as woe go through the day i'm still not going to rule out a chance for maybe a thunderstorm to pop up. mainly to the west and north of the city. but all in all we should be dry and future trends basically picking up on what's going on through the day. maybe 2:00 a shower but we will see warmer conditions popping up as we go through time and i'm going to show you that as of now. so future temps for today coming in around 90-degrees, be prepared were that but we should be at 88 degrees now for this time of the year and not too bad outside. see more of that even tomorrow and here's a check of the seven day forecast. as temperatures will rise into the mid 90s as we head into next week. time now for a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. good morning lynette. we are dealing with several accidents. a crash on 895 along the

southbound lanes at pro tree street. more jobs on the jfx. another accident northbound at gillford avenue and another crash on pulaski highway at crescent street. if you are doing to the west side of the beltway a lot of congestion really picking up here at liberty road. that outer loop will be slow as you make the drive down to route 40. here's what the beltway looks leek in overly at bel air road also moving slowly. pretty stop and go up to providence road and for those of you on the northeast corridor of 95 a disabled car southbound at route 43. there's a chance to win a $600 gas gift card. just like my official facebook page. good luck. the celebrate his big birthday one oklahoma man is doing something very different. >> listen to this. doug eton decided to shower strangers with money on his birthday. eton spent his 65th birthday giving $5 bills out at an intersection for 65 minutes. so some people they were pretty

unsure what to think about it. some even drove by several times to make sure that they were read his friends say he just wanted to have fun on his 65th birthday. >> i asked a bunch of my friends on facebook what should i do on my 65th? i have a whole long list of stuff. and one of my friends said why don't you do 65 random acts of kindness? >> awesome. >> that's a good one. so his friends say that he didn't realize that he would be receiving the best birthday gift of all the gift of giving and he enjoyed every single minute of it. i imagine there were several people who were like no. you never know what they're going to say. i think that's great. >> so generous. >> good way to give back. were you here for this when he revealed jeff herman's office? >> yes. do we know who was behind it? >> we don't know who was behind it. that's the photo. oh no. >> that's a live shot. >> it's still the same.

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